Kai Wright

Kai Wright is an American journalist, activist, author, and podcast host. He has served as copy editor at the New York Daily News, senior writer at The Root, senior editor at City Limits, editorial director at ColorLines,

Wright went on to become a favorite reporter at Type Investigations (formerly The Investigative Fund) where he covered economic inequality, access to healthcare, and racial inequity.

Wright gained notoriety in the HIV prevention world as he, while writing as a columnist and later senior writer at The Root, he served as publications editor for the Black AIDS Institute.

He spent time as senior editor at City Limits, copy editor at the New York Daily News, and news reporter at The Washington Blade He is credited with transforming the publication from a bimonthly print journal to a daily digital destination reaching 1 million readers a month.

In 2015, Wright was persuaded to join The Nation as a features editor, making it, at the time, one of the few political magazines with people of color in senior leadership. Wright edited the magazine's features, investigative reports, and editorials, helped cultivate new talent, and developed new digital ventures. The magazine looked to him to enhance coverage in his areas of expertise - issues of race and racial justice, inequality, labor, health, and sexuality.

Outside of his home publications, his writing has appeared in In These Times, Truthout, Common Dreams, Essence magazine, and Mother Jones.

Personal life Wright is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana and lives in Brooklyn, New York. 2011 AIDS: 30 Years Is Enuf! The History of the AIDS Epidemic in Black America, 2011

Prose and other projects Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay Coming of Age on the Streets of New York The African American Experience: Black History and Culture Through Speeches, Letters, Editorials, Poems, Songs, and Stories The African American Experience: Black History and Culture Through Speeches, Letters, Editorials, Poems, Songs, and Stories. (Editor) Digital Media – Single Story: News - "Deadly Secrets: How California Law Shields Oakland Police Violence" Ali Winston, Esther Kaplan, Kai Wright - ColorLines Peabody Award 2024 Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows